ABSTRACT
In the phonics lessons the teachers relied primarily on the paper-based materials offered by Read Write Inc. Digital literacies, multimodality and out-of-school literacy practices are three interrelated themes in the discussion of literacy education. All three are mentioned frequently in debates over how best to teach children to read and write. Looking at the 'unofficial' literacy practices of 10-11 years old during lesson time, Maybin (2013) found that the children's oral discussion of a recent episode from a popular soap opera included retrieval of information and interpretation as well as the children dealing with questions of morality in relation to the characters' behaviour. The children in Tulip class often talked about websites and online games they were playing. The BBC's children channel (CBeebies) and its related website was particularly popular. Another popular activity the author observed amongst the children in St Hilda was the collecting of football cards.
